Further supplementary evidence submitted
by the Legal Services Commission (LAR 230b)
FIGURES ON
AVERAGE GAINS
AND LOSSES
FOR LEGAL
AID SUPPLIERS
UNDER THE
NEW CIVIL
AND FAMILY
FEE SCHEMES
AAP: actions against the police; COM: community
care; CON: consumer; DEB: debt; EDU: education; EMP: employment;
HOU: housing; MED: clinical negligence; MSC miscellaneous civil
cases; PI: personal injury; PUB: public law; WB: welfare benefits;
Public: public law family cases; Private: private law family cases,
Immigr: immigration, Asyl: Asylum.
NATIONAL
| Category | Proportion
Gaining
| Average
Gain | Proportion
Losing
| Average
Loss |
| AAP | 60.66% | 71.45%
| 39.34% | -15.84% |
| COM | 58.03% | 109.89%
| 38.86% | -22.34% |
| CON | 61.77% | 96.36%
| 35.89% | -23.15% |
| DEB | 62.07% | 70.41%
| 36.61% | -19.66% |
| EDU | 69.92% | 113.29%
| 26.69% | -23.72% |
| EMP | 58.45% | 84.06%
| 39.16% | -20.00% |
| HOU | 62.90% | 67.96%
| 35.88% | -19.10% |
| MED | 64.02% | 82.81%
| 34.92% | -19.33% |
| MSC | 57.18% | 52.33%
| 39.50% | -21.56% |
| PI | 58.45% | 90.05%
| 39.73% | -24.06% |
| PUB | 65.63% | 136.20%
| 31.77% | -23.99% |
| WB | 55.19% | 72.77%
| 43.26% | -18.42% |
| PUBLIC | 55.75% | 47.68%
| 42.82% | -17.11% |
| PRIVATE | 52.61% | 31.27%
| 43.97% | -12.74% |
| IMMIGRATION | 50.59% | 40.75%
| 38.95% | -14.28% |
| ASYLUM | 68.00% | 38.62%
| 23.56% | -6.16% |
| OVERALL | 52.74% | 30.92%
| 41.21% | -11.77% |
NON-LONDON
| Category | Proportion
Gaining
| Average
Gain | Proportion
Losing
| Average
Loss |
| AAP | 64.64% | 73.58%
| 35.36% | -16.21% |
| COM | 61.87% | 111.86%
| 35.97% | -23.04% |
| CON | 64.93% | 96.55%
| 33.62% | -22.41% |
| DEB | 65.36% | 71.68%
| 33.74% | -19.10% |
| EDU | 74.67% | 118.94%
| 23.11% | -23.51% |
| EMP | 62.44% | 85.74%
| 35.89% | -21.38% |
| HOU | 68.92% | 70.13%
| 29.83% | -19.43% |
| MED | 68.39% | 83.55%
| 30.46% | -17.40% |
| MSC | 59.49% | 52.49%
| 37.57% | -21.07% |
| PI | 60.63% | 91.42%
| 38.06% | -24.02% |
| PUB | 70.97% | 150.13%
| 25.81% | -25.58% |
| WB | 61.22% | 76.42%
| 37.26% | -18.44% |
| PUBLIC | 56.37% | 48.09%
| 42.16% | -17.26% |
| PRIVATE | 56.08% | 30.77%
| 40.82% | -11.79% |
| IMMIGRATION | 59.52% | 52.29%
| 30.36% | -14.08% |
| ASYLUM | 75.96% | 51.24%
| 16.39% | -4.88% |
| OVERALL | 56.29% | 30.91%
| 37.79% | -11.23% |
LONDON
| Category | Proportion
Gaining
| Average
Gain | Proportion
Losing
| Average
Loss |
| AAP | 32.65% | 41.75%
| 67.35% | -14.49% |
| COM | 48.15% | 103.39%
| 46.30% | -20.95% |
| CON | 34.18% | 93.31%
| 55.70% | -27.08% |
| DEB | 32.35% | 47.27%
| 62.50% | -22.40% |
| EDU | 43.90% | 60.59%
| 46.34% | -24.29% |
| EMP | 24.29% | 46.90%
| 67.14% | -13.71% |
| HOU | 35.92% | 49.26%
| 63.03% | -18.40% |
| MED | 13.33% | 38.86%
| 86.67% | -27.24% |
| MSC | 27.84% | 47.84%
| 63.92% | -25.22% |
| PI | 32.00% | 58.69%
| 60.00% | -24.33% |
| PUB | 43.24% | 40.39%
| 56.76% | -20.97% |
| WB | 28.00% | 36.80%
| 70.29% | -18.40% |
| PUBLIC | 51.04% | 44.27%
| 47.77% | -16.10% |
| PRIVATE | 29.58% | 37.48%
| 64.88% | -16.72% |
| IMMIGRATION | 44.66% | 30.54%
| 44.66% | -14.37% |
| ASYLUM | 62.55% | 28.12%
| 28.46% | -6.67% |
| OVERALL | 35.42% | 31.01%
| 57.88% | -13.50% |
Proportion of Suppliers Gaining/Losing by This Amount
| AAP |
COM |
CON |
DEB |
EDU |
EMP |
HOU |
MED |
MSC |
PI |
PUB |
WB |
PUBLIC |
PRIVATE |
IMMIGR |
ASYL |
OVERALL |
| 0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.52% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.03% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.03% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.63% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 0.00% |
1.55% |
1.43% |
0.51% |
0.75% |
0.45% |
0.39% |
0.53% |
1.36% |
0.61% |
2.60% |
1.04% |
0.42% |
0.02% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| 0.00% |
2.07% |
2.08% |
1.32% |
2.26% |
2.39% |
1.54% |
0.53% |
1.89% |
3.35% |
2.60% |
1.66% |
1.12% |
1.25% |
0.24% |
0.00% |
0.99% |
| 1.02% |
1.04% |
2.60% |
2.49% |
1.50% |
2.69% |
2.05% |
1.59% |
2.95% |
3.81% |
1.56% |
1.66% |
1.96% |
1.88% |
1.66% |
0.00% |
1.47% |
| 5.08% |
4.66% |
5.07% |
2.93% |
4.89% |
4.33% |
3.47% |
3.17% |
4.53% |
5.94% |
2.60% |
3.22% |
3.67% |
2.06% |
2.85% |
0.00% |
1.53% |
| 6.35% |
11.40% |
6.76% |
7.92% |
4.51% |
5.53% |
4.81% |
8.47% |
6.19% |
6.70% |
3.13% |
6.22% |
4.54% |
3.54% |
5.23% |
0.67% |
2.85% |
| 11.93% |
6.74% |
8.19% |
10.12% |
6.39% |
9.87% |
12.13% |
10.05% |
10.35% |
9.28% |
10.94% |
14.94% |
8.70% |
9.81% |
11.88% |
4.67% |
9.78% |
| 9.90% |
7.77% |
4.03% |
6.53% |
3.76% |
7.03% |
6.55% |
5.82% |
5.51% |
4.57% |
5.73% |
8.20% |
8.07% |
10.68% |
6.18% |
5.56% |
9.71% |
| 0.51% |
1.04% |
0.91% |
0.73% |
1.13% |
0.60% |
1.16% |
1.06% |
1.51% |
1.52% |
0.00% |
2.07% |
2.34% |
2.81% |
1.43% |
1.56% |
2.74% |
| 0.51% |
0.52% |
1.17% |
0.95% |
0.75% |
2.39% |
0.71% |
0.53% |
1.51% |
0.76% |
1.04% |
1.45% |
2.24% |
2.77% |
1.66% |
2.67% |
2.89% |
| 1.52% |
1.04% |
1.43% |
0.81% |
0.00% |
1.49% |
0.96% |
2.12% |
2.11% |
1.07% |
0.00% |
0.93% |
2.55% |
2.67% |
1.90% |
0.89% |
2.79% |
| 1.27% |
0.00% |
1.30% |
0.88% |
0.38% |
1.35% |
1.16% |
1.06% |
0.91% |
1.37% |
1.04% |
0.83% |
2.24% |
3.15% |
1.19% |
2.00% |
2.85% |
| 1.27% |
4.15% |
3.25% |
2.71% |
3.76% |
3.44% |
2.18% |
1.06% |
4.00% |
2.59% |
3.13% |
2.59% |
5.20% |
6.75% |
15.20% |
14.00% |
9.67% |
| 0.25% |
1.55% |
1.17% |
0.95% |
0.75% |
2.09% |
0.77% |
0.00% |
1.06% |
0.46% |
1.56% |
0.52% |
2.58% |
2.97% |
2.38% |
1.78% |
2.61% |
| 0.25% |
0.52% |
0.39% |
0.95% |
0.38% |
1.05% |
1.03% |
2.12% |
1.21% |
0.61% |
0.52% |
1.24% |
2.10% |
3.29% |
1.19% |
1.33% |
3.09% |
| 0.76% |
0.52% |
0.78% |
0.88% |
0.00% |
1.05% |
0.96% |
1.06% |
1.44% |
0.46% |
1.56% |
1.56% |
1.64% |
3.20% |
1.66% |
1.11% |
2.72% |
| 1.52% |
2.59% |
0.39% |
1.32% |
0.75% |
1.05% |
1.09% |
0.53% |
1.13% |
0.61% |
0.00% |
0.93% |
2.13% |
3.47% |
1.66% |
1.33% |
2.98% |
| 0.00% |
2.07% |
0.91% |
1.17% |
1.13% |
0.45% |
0.96% |
1.06% |
1.06% |
0.61% |
0.52% |
1.24% |
2.03% |
2.90% |
1.19% |
1.56% |
2.85% |
| 3.30% |
2.59% |
4.03% |
4.40% |
3.76% |
4.48% |
5.39% |
5.29% |
5.82% |
3.50% |
4.69% |
4.25% |
7.30% |
11.58% |
5.70% |
9.56% |
10.55% |
| 6.09% |
7.25% |
5.46% |
8.29% |
6.02% |
7.32% |
7.70% |
7.41% |
7.78% |
6.39% |
5.21% |
7.99% |
9.33% |
11.56% |
9.98% |
11.56% |
11.58% |
| 6.85% |
3.63% |
5.20% |
6.09% |
5.64% |
4.78% |
7.25% |
4.23% |
6.34% |
6.09% |
4.69% |
4.88% |
6.18% |
4.44% |
7.36% |
11.33% |
5.33% |
| 4.57% |
6.22% |
4.94% |
5.14% |
3.76% |
5.23% |
5.39% |
8.99% |
6.34% |
4.26% |
2.60% |
4.15% |
3.77% |
2.02% |
5.23% |
6.89% |
2.92% |
| 5.33% |
6.74% |
4.42% |
5.21% |
5.26% |
4.78% |
4.56% |
5.82% |
3.25% |
5.18% |
3.65% |
2.90% |
3.25% |
1.43% |
4.04% |
6.44% |
2.10% |
| 4.57% |
1.55% |
3.77% |
4.33% |
3.38% |
2.09% |
4.43% |
4.23% |
4.08% |
2.89% |
2.08% |
3.11% |
2.06% |
0.95% |
1.66% |
4.22% |
1.14% |
| 3.55% |
3.11% |
3.25% |
3.23% |
4.14% |
3.44% |
3.15% |
3.17% |
2.87% |
2.74% |
4.17% |
2.18% |
1.75% |
0.82% |
0.48% |
3.11% |
0.79% |
| 5.84% |
0.00% |
3.64% |
3.15% |
2.26% |
2.84% |
2.44% |
1.06% |
2.79% |
2.89% |
2.60% |
2.39% |
1.68% |
0.52% |
2.14% |
1.56% |
0.63% |
| 4.31% |
3.63% |
2.21% |
2.49% |
4.14% |
1.64% |
1.93% |
1.06% |
1.66% |
1.98% |
3.13% |
1.45% |
1.33% |
0.20% |
1.19% |
1.33% |
0.26% |
| 2.54% |
1.04% |
2.47% |
2.49% |
2.63% |
0.90% |
2.31% |
1.59% |
1.13% |
1.83% |
2.60% |
1.97% |
0.91% |
0.29% |
0.95% |
0.67% |
0.37% |
| 1.27% |
1.55% |
2.21% |
2.05% |
2.26% |
1.35% |
2.44% |
1.59% |
2.04% |
2.44% |
3.65% |
1.14% |
0.87% |
0.34% |
0.95% |
0.67% |
0.31% |
| 0.51% |
0.52% |
1.69% |
1.47% |
1.88% |
0.60% |
1.80% |
1.06% |
1.59% |
1.98% |
1.56% |
1.45% |
0.84% |
0.29% |
0.48% |
0.22% |
0.31% |
| 0.76% |
0.00% |
1.17% |
1.17% |
2.63% |
0.75% |
1.35% |
2.65% |
0.98% |
1.37% |
1.56% |
1.45% |
0.59% |
0.16% |
0.24% |
0.67% |
0.20% |
| 0.51% |
0.52% |
1.43% |
1.17% |
2.26% |
1.20% |
0.64% |
1.59% |
0.53% |
1.52% |
1.56% |
1.87% |
0.49% |
0.11% |
0.48% |
0.44% |
0.11% |
| 0.76% |
2.07% |
1.30% |
0.81% |
3.01% |
1.05% |
0.58% |
0.00% |
0.91% |
1.07% |
1.56% |
1.66% |
0.56% |
0.20% |
0.24% |
0.22% |
0.22% |
| 1.27% |
0.52% |
0.78% |
0.73% |
1.50% |
1.05% |
1.03% |
1.06% |
0.38% |
0.91% |
0.00% |
0.41% |
0.73% |
0.18% |
0.00% |
0.22% |
0.13% |
| 1.02% |
0.52% |
0.78% |
1.03% |
0.75% |
0.75% |
0.58% |
1.59% |
0.68% |
0.61% |
0.52% |
0.93% |
0.49% |
0.09% |
0.00% |
0.22% |
0.07% |
| 0.00% |
1.04% |
1.43% |
0.51% |
0.00% |
0.75% |
0.71% |
0.00% |
0.23% |
0.91% |
0.52% |
0.52% |
0.28% |
0.02% |
0.24% |
0.00% |
0.07% |
| 0.25% |
0.52% |
0.00% |
0.07% |
1.13% |
0.60% |
0.45% |
0.53% |
0.30% |
0.91% |
2.60% |
0.31% |
0.38% |
0.09% |
0.24% |
0.22% |
0.09% |
| 0.51% |
1.04% |
0.52% |
0.15% |
1.88% |
0.75% |
0.32% |
0.53% |
0.15% |
0.61% |
0.00% |
0.52% |
0.31% |
0.09% |
0.00% |
0.22% |
0.13% |
| 4.06% |
6.74% |
7.41% |
2.79% |
8.65% |
6.43% |
3.66% |
5.82% |
1.44% |
5.63% |
12.50% |
4.15% |
2.17% |
1.38% |
0.95% |
1.11% |
1.18% |
Proportion of Suppliers Gaining/Losing by This Amount
| Gain Up To |
AAP |
COM |
CON |
DEB |
EDU |
EMP |
HOU |
MED |
MSC |
PI |
PUB |
WB |
PUBLIC |
PRIVATE |
IMMIGRATION |
ASYLUM |
OVERALL |
| 300% |
235 |
104 |
457 |
829 |
180 |
375 |
959 |
115 |
752 |
366 |
114 |
519 |
1,578 |
2,289 |
211 |
305 |
2,837 |
| 250% |
231 |
101 |
446 |
825 |
171 |
360 |
944 |
113 |
748 |
357 |
109 |
514 |
1,561 |
2,281 |
211 |
303 |
2,831 |
| 200% |
223 |
99 |
418 |
808 |
163 |
348 |
923 |
110 |
738 |
347 |
102 |
492 |
1,534 |
2,260 |
209 |
301 |
2,805 |
| 150% |
211 |
92 |
391 |
774 |
148 |
322 |
874 |
103 |
715 |
321 |
95 |
466 |
1,471 |
2,239 |
207 |
297 |
2,778 |
| 100% |
196 |
83 |
331 |
683 |
117 |
289 |
769 |
90 |
635 |
266 |
76 |
393 |
1,375 |
2,190 |
197 |
287 |
2,715 |
| 90% |
186 |
81 |
312 |
649 |
110 |
283 |
733 |
87 |
620 |
254 |
71 |
374 |
1,349 |
2,177 |
193 |
284 |
2,695 |
| 80% |
169 |
74 |
295 |
615 |
99 |
272 |
703 |
85 |
598 |
241 |
65 |
360 |
1,311 |
2,168 |
188 |
278 |
2,681 |
| 70% |
146 |
74 |
267 |
572 |
93 |
253 |
665 |
83 |
561 |
222 |
60 |
337 |
1,263 |
2,145 |
179 |
271 |
2,647 |
| 60% |
132 |
68 |
242 |
528 |
82 |
230 |
616 |
77 |
523 |
204 |
52 |
316 |
1,213 |
2,109 |
177 |
257 |
2,604 |
| 50% |
114 |
65 |
213 |
469 |
73 |
216 |
547 |
69 |
469 |
185 |
48 |
286 |
1,154 |
2,067 |
170 |
238 |
2,542 |
| 40% |
93 |
52 |
179 |
398 |
59 |
184 |
476 |
58 |
426 |
151 |
41 |
258 |
1,061 |
2,004 |
153 |
209 |
2,428 |
| 30% |
75 |
40 |
141 |
328 |
49 |
149 |
392 |
41 |
342 |
123 |
36 |
218 |
953 |
1,915 |
131 |
178 |
2,269 |
| 27% |
69 |
37 |
135 |
306 |
43 |
141 |
362 |
40 |
320 |
110 |
33 |
207 |
901 |
1,868 |
122 |
159 |
2,187 |
| 24% |
61 |
37 |
120 |
279 |
38 |
129 |
325 |
38 |
296 |
99 |
29 |
194 |
856 |
1,810 |
112 |
151 |
2,126 |
| 21% |
49 |
33 |
105 |
252 |
35 |
119 |
292 |
35 |
263 |
87 |
27 |
178 |
804 |
1,750 |
103 |
134 |
2,025 |
| 18% |
45 |
30 |
94 |
231 |
31 |
109 |
243 |
30 |
230 |
79 |
25 |
154 |
729 |
1,661 |
91 |
110 |
1,885 |
| 15% |
42 |
28 |
83 |
187 |
28 |
93 |
209 |
27 |
207 |
66 |
18 |
132 |
654 |
1,524 |
75 |
95 |
1,715 |
| 12% |
29 |
23 |
72 |
156 |
22 |
84 |
181 |
24 |
175 |
51 |
17 |
111 |
567 |
1,360 |
64 |
83 |
1,511 |
| 9% |
22 |
19 |
50 |
118 |
17 |
60 |
146 |
18 |
135 |
36 |
16 |
84 |
472 |
1,127 |
55 |
66 |
1,255 |
| 6% |
14 |
17 |
33 |
82 |
11 |
42 |
94 |
10 |
93 |
20 |
10 |
63 |
339 |
809 |
42 |
48 |
894 |
| 3% |
5 |
5 |
18 |
38 |
3 |
28 |
43 |
6 |
49 |
10 |
7 |
32 |
181 |
417 |
22 |
19 |
458 |
Proportion of Suppliers Gaining/Losing by This Amount
| AAP |
COM |
CON |
DEB |
EDU |
EMP |
HOU |
MED |
MSC |
PI |
PUB |
WB |
PUBLIC |
PRIVATE |
IMMIGR |
ASYL |
OVERALL |
| 39.34% |
38.86% |
35.89% |
36.61% |
26.69% |
39.16% |
35.88% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.73% |
31.77% |
43.26% |
42.82% |
42.62% |
38.95% |
23.56% |
41.18% |
| 39.09% |
38.86% |
35.89% |
36.61% |
26.69% |
39.16% |
35.88% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.73% |
31.77% |
43.26% |
42.82% |
42.60% |
38.72% |
23.11% |
41.05% |
| 37.31% |
38.86% |
35.89% |
36.61% |
26.69% |
39.16% |
35.88% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.73% |
31.77% |
43.15% |
42.82% |
42.53% |
38.48% |
22.22% |
40.68% |
| 36.80% |
38.86% |
35.89% |
36.46% |
26.69% |
39.16% |
35.75% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.73% |
31.77% |
43.15% |
42.79% |
42.46% |
37.77% |
22.00% |
40.51% |
| 35.79% |
38.86% |
35.89% |
36.39% |
26.69% |
39.16% |
35.75% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.73% |
31.77% |
43.15% |
42.75% |
42.29% |
37.29% |
22.00% |
40.06% |
| 34.52% |
38.34% |
35.89% |
36.17% |
26.32% |
39.01% |
35.62% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.73% |
31.77% |
42.43% |
42.44% |
41.39% |
36.82% |
21.56% |
38.81% |
| 33.25% |
37.82% |
35.89% |
35.80% |
25.94% |
38.86% |
34.98% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.73% |
31.77% |
42.01% |
41.88% |
40.33% |
36.34% |
21.33% |
37.06% |
| 32.49% |
37.82% |
35.89% |
34.63% |
25.94% |
38.71% |
34.15% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.57% |
31.77% |
40.46% |
40.83% |
37.83% |
34.68% |
19.78% |
33.58% |
| 31.98% |
36.79% |
35.89% |
34.04% |
25.94% |
38.42% |
33.50% |
34.92% |
39.50% |
39.57% |
31.77% |
39.83% |
40.31% |
36.86% |
34.44% |
19.56% |
32.57% |
| 31.47% |
36.79% |
35.89% |
33.38% |
25.94% |
38.42% |
33.06% |
34.39% |
39.50% |
39.57% |
31.77% |
39.21% |
39.68% |
35.81% |
33.97% |
18.67% |
31.49% |
| 30.71% |
36.79% |
35.89% |
33.02% |
25.94% |
38.12% |
32.67% |
34.39% |
39.50% |
39.57% |
31.77% |
37.97% |
39.08% |
34.27% |
33.02% |
17.78% |
30.20% |
| 29.44% |
36.79% |
35.76% |
32.28% |
25.56% |
38.12% |
31.84% |
33.86% |
39.50% |
39.57% |
31.25% |
36.51% |
37.90% |
32.64% |
32.30% |
17.56% |
28.13% |
| 29.19% |
35.75% |
35.63% |
31.18% |
25.19% |
37.97% |
30.68% |
33.86% |
39.50% |
39.57% |
30.73% |
33.92% |
36.47% |
30.38% |
31.35% |
16.00% |
26.08% |
| 28.43% |
34.72% |
35.50% |
30.01% |
25.19% |
37.37% |
29.46% |
33.33% |
39.50% |
39.42% |
30.73% |
31.64% |
34.72% |
27.22% |
30.40% |
14.89% |
23.66% |
| 26.40% |
34.72% |
35.50% |
28.98% |
24.81% |
36.17% |
27.98% |
31.75% |
39.43% |
39.27% |
29.69% |
29.77% |
31.30% |
23.88% |
28.03% |
14.00% |
20.51% |
| 24.37% |
34.20% |
35.11% |
27.66% |
23.68% |
34.38% |
25.99% |
29.63% |
39.35% |
38.66% |
28.13% |
26.97% |
26.16% |
18.17% |
24.94% |
12.67% |
15.72% |
| 14.72% |
30.57% |
34.46% |
26.19% |
21.80% |
30.19% |
23.11% |
24.34% |
38.82% |
36.07% |
26.04% |
22.93% |
18.90% |
11.23% |
19.95% |
7.78% |
9.06% |
| 8.63% |
26.42% |
31.73% |
23.84% |
18.05% |
25.41% |
20.22% |
16.40% |
37.39% |
32.72% |
23.44% |
19.50% |
13.27% |
6.68% |
14.25% |
4.22% |
5.15% |
Proportion of Suppliers Gaining/Losing by This Amount
| AAP |
COM |
CON |
DEB |
EDU |
EMP |
HOU |
MED |
MSC |
PI |
PUB |
WB |
PUBLIC |
PRIVATE |
IMMIGR |
ASYL |
OVERALL |
| 60.66% |
58.03% |
61.77% |
62.07% |
69.92% |
58.45% |
62.84% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.45% |
65.63% |
55.19% |
55.75% |
51.16% |
50.59% |
67.78% |
52.83% |
| 60.15% |
58.03% |
61.77% |
62.00% |
69.92% |
58.45% |
62.71% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.45% |
65.63% |
54.98% |
55.75% |
51.16% |
50.59% |
66.89% |
52.48% |
| 58.63% |
58.03% |
61.77% |
61.78% |
69.92% |
58.45% |
62.45% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.45% |
65.63% |
54.25% |
55.64% |
51.12% |
50.36% |
64.89% |
51.60% |
| 58.63% |
58.03% |
61.77% |
61.41% |
69.92% |
58.45% |
62.20% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.45% |
65.63% |
53.84% |
55.57% |
51.05% |
50.36% |
64.00% |
51.07% |
| 58.63% |
58.03% |
61.77% |
60.82% |
69.92% |
58.45% |
61.55% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.45% |
65.63% |
53.11% |
55.40% |
50.88% |
50.36% |
61.33% |
49.72% |
| 57.87% |
57.51% |
61.77% |
60.16% |
69.92% |
58.30% |
60.65% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.45% |
65.63% |
51.56% |
54.87% |
50.11% |
50.36% |
55.33% |
46.93% |
| 56.60% |
56.48% |
61.77% |
59.57% |
69.92% |
58.00% |
59.50% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.45% |
65.63% |
50.31% |
53.30% |
48.68% |
49.64% |
50.00% |
44.49% |
| 55.33% |
55.96% |
61.64% |
57.89% |
69.17% |
57.25% |
58.22% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.30% |
65.63% |
49.07% |
50.05% |
45.74% |
47.98% |
44.89% |
39.69% |
| 54.31% |
55.44% |
61.64% |
57.37% |
69.17% |
57.25% |
57.70% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.30% |
65.63% |
48.65% |
49.39% |
44.77% |
47.51% |
42.44% |
38.46% |
| 53.55% |
54.92% |
61.51% |
57.08% |
68.80% |
56.65% |
57.45% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.30% |
65.63% |
48.03% |
48.52% |
43.45% |
46.79% |
39.78% |
36.80% |
| 53.30% |
54.92% |
61.51% |
56.42% |
68.42% |
56.50% |
57.00% |
64.02% |
57.18% |
58.30% |
65.10% |
46.99% |
47.36% |
41.56% |
46.32% |
37.33% |
35.04% |
| 51.78% |
52.85% |
61.51% |
55.25% |
68.05% |
56.05% |
56.42% |
62.96% |
57.18% |
58.30% |
64.58% |
46.16% |
45.44% |
39.32% |
44.18% |
34.89% |
32.81% |
| 51.27% |
52.33% |
61.51% |
54.22% |
67.67% |
55.61% |
55.01% |
62.43% |
57.18% |
58.14% |
64.06% |
45.33% |
43.24% |
36.36% |
41.81% |
32.22% |
30.07% |
| 48.98% |
51.81% |
61.51% |
52.97% |
66.54% |
55.16% |
53.40% |
60.85% |
57.18% |
57.84% |
63.54% |
43.26% |
40.13% |
32.69% |
38.95% |
30.00% |
26.95% |
| 46.70% |
50.78% |
61.38% |
51.58% |
64.66% |
53.66% |
51.86% |
59.26% |
57.18% |
57.38% |
61.46% |
41.80% |
35.98% |
28.43% |
37.05% |
26.44% |
22.83% |
| 40.86% |
49.74% |
60.99% |
50.04% |
62.41% |
52.32% |
49.23% |
53.97% |
57.10% |
56.47% |
59.90% |
40.25% |
28.96% |
22.83% |
31.59% |
21.33% |
18.36% |
| 27.41% |
44.04% |
59.56% |
47.25% |
59.40% |
48.13% |
44.99% |
46.03% |
55.82% |
53.73% |
57.29% |
36.93% |
19.94% |
13.86% |
23.04% |
12.22% |
11.10% |
| 8.12% |
38.34% |
54.36% |
42.41% |
58.65% |
43.65% |
38.77% |
35.45% |
52.27% |
48.40% |
53.65% |
33.20% |
15.54% |
7.27% |
14.49% |
6.22% |
5.83% |
The figures show how income would have changed if, in 2005-06
suppliers had taken on exactly the same cases, behaved in exactly
the same way on each case and been paid the fixed fees for every
case.
It is only possible to base this assessment on historical
data. But in summary, the figures need to be treated with caution
for the following reasons:
In reality, suppliers will behave in different ways under
fixed fees (see below) so that many of those who would theoretically
lose financially will not in practice lose at all.
Secondly and crucially—no supplier will move in a "big
bang" way to fixed fees. The scenario on which the impact
assessment is based (all cases being paid on fixed fees) is in
any event several years down the line. This is because the fees
will only apply to new cases started after 1 October 2007. The
average gap between issue and billing is 630 days in public law
children proceedings and for family private it is 326 days for
initial advice (Legal Help), 558 days for Family Help (the new
level 2 fees in the scheme) and 718 days for cases that go onto
to full legal representation. Therefore the impact on firms' actual
income after the introduction of the fixed fees will be much less
than it might appear in the RIA—because for a considerable
period the bulk of their income will be on old cases. So even
the highest potential losers may in practice not see any dip in
income in the first year after fixed fees—in fact, since
the new cases they bill in the first year are likely to be the
more straightforward ones (which would have been paid less under
the per hour basis) cash income may even go up. This means that
is not really accurate to speak of a "short term risk".
The cases with the shortest length will be TFF replacement Legal
Help cases—with an average time of six months for housing
for example but even here impact in the first year will be much
less than in the RIA because there will still be many old cases
being billed next year and importantly actual cash amounts for
"losses" will be low—total national expenditure
on solicitors for legal help cases covered by the fees is around
£28 million compared to over £570 million for family
work. In the TFF replacement categories many firms rely on the
income from legal representation rather than initial legal advice.
In practice how suppliers will actually behave means that
the reality is likely to be very different. It is important not
to assume that suppliers have no control over the cases they take
on and the way that they deal with them. By taking on more cases
or a range of cases, by standardising procedures (for example
using checklists in interviews as recommended by peer reviewers)
firms will adapt to the new system, so it is not safe to say that
those who "lose" under the RIA will actually lose any
income.
Where services are paid for on hourly rates, the most efficient
practitioner is the one that get their staff to work and claim
for more hours per case. This inevitably puts up the costs of
cases to the taxpayer. Any provider will know that some members
of staff can do the same work more quickly than others and indeed
that experienced staff are often quicker. Paying on hourly rates
actually penalises those staff as they are able claim less per
case. Under a fixed fee regime the efficient way to work is to
take on more cases and clients. This helps access, but also rewards
more experienced practitioners who can deal with cases more quickly.
The Committee will no doubt be concerned that providers are
given time to make these changes. However, the fact that the fees
only apply to new cases after 1 October 2007 means that there
will be a considerable transition period as discussed above. It
is also important to stress that for civil the fixed fee proposals
were first published in July 2006—with the first implementation
not until October 2007.
Finally, the fact that there is more than an even balance
of potential winners under each scheme means that if problems
do occur, we would expect them to be in a position to expand and
take over the extra work.
April 2007
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